In the summer of 2017, the premiere of the new Russian comedy series "Favorites" was successfully held. Immediately upon reaching the screen, the series won the love of the audience with its uncomplicated humor, everyday situations and many of our smaller brothers.
The plot of the series
This film tells the story of a young man Misha Novikov, who, due to not simple life circumstances, namely through the direct fault of MP Pavel, is obliged to change his favorite job as an ambulance doctor and get a doctor in a veterinary clinic. In addition, the situation in the family is not developing in the best way: the wife went to the dentist Arthur, and meetings with their daughter occur on an exact schedule.
The main storyline of the sitcom will be not only animals, but also the relationships between people, as well as the not ordinary routine of a veterinarian.
The main ideological inspirers of the series "Pets"
The main initiator of the idea of ​​the series was Nikolai Kartoziya, the general director of the Friday television channel, and it was put into practice together with the creative producer of the sitcom Alexei Ageev in just 1 year.
The first means of promoting the sitcom were the amusing commercials of the series "Pets" on "Friday" with actors acting in the series and animals similar to them, such analogies.
For example, Alexandra Bortich with a fluffy white ferret, Roman Mayakin with a cute pig, and Alexey Ilyin with a good-natured bulldog.
Pets on the set
In the series "Pets" on "Friday", actors from the animal world played an important role. They also went through casting and approved for the role.
The most famous actress from the representatives of the animal world was a small monkey named Masha, who successfully performs the role of "Chichi" in the series. This star of the sitcom favored male companions. But all the same, the entire creative team of the film noted Masha's obvious talent, friendliness, as well as her temperament, which did not allow the entire crew to relax.
Also on the set was visited by a parrot, which struck everyone with an abundance of its profanity. And what was the cost of one appearance of a charming alpaca nicknamed Martin, who conquered many hearts of all those present on the set.
Many representatives of the fauna visited the set. From such familiar cats and dogs to a variety of snakes, spiders, iguanas, and even lemur was seen in the frame.
Now it’s no secret that the Friday channel announced an online casting to select animals for filming, where everyone can leave a request on the site and see their pet on the screen. Many have already taken this opportunity and the most talented animals have already taken part in the filming.
It is worth noting the chic cast, among which the project was attended by real celebrities of Russian cinema. But first things first.
Favorites on Friday: Actors
The main role in the series was played by Mikhail Bashkatov, whom many know as a former participant in the games of KVN. Michael is also one of the screenwriters and producers of the television series. In the frame, he plays his namesake, resuscitator, who, by chance, got a job in a veterinary clinic. The former wife of the protagonist, Rita, who helped him with the search for a place, is played by Natalia Bardo. Next, we’ll talk about the sitcom “Beloved Ones”, actors and roles on “Friday” in more detail.
The central character of the picture is the veterinarian Alice, this is a very sweet and kind girl with an active lifestyle, played by Alexandra Bortich. Alice loves animals very much and is looking for her soul mate. According to the plot of the film, two young men are fighting for her heart at once - this is Mikhail and the ambitious anesthesiologist Stas, played by Roman Mayakin. In their confrontation, one of the main plot lines.
The owner of the clinic and the football player’s wife, Ivanka, are played by a real Polish - this is Veronika Ksendzhkevich. Her colleagues insist that she did not get tired of admiring the unusual performance of Russians and that she really speaks our language with a funny accent. In the film, this is a very domineering woman who has outstanding organizational skills. The so-called girlfriend of Ivanka, Jeanne, is a negative character, but very charismatic and eccentric performed by Maria Gorban.
There is a separate mention in the series "Favorites" on "Friday" of actors, including Alexey Ilyin - this is a real native of the acting dynasty. He pleases the audience with his comedic talent. In the film, he plays the role of a surgeon, loves his girlfriend, the radiologist Zara, whose role is played by Sabina Akhmetova. From the first glance at this couple it’s immediately clear who takes the leading position, but Gena does not despair and together they look very harmoniously on the screen.
Also took part in the project "Favorites", the 2017 series on "Friday", actors, among whom a very interesting character - this is the girl at the reception, Maroussia. She is played by Valeria Kulikova, a young and promising actress. In the film, Maroussia is a bit strange, but responsive girl who is ready to help.
The main doctor of the clinic, a little nervous, tired, sometimes abusing alcohol and insecure, Albert Borisovich, was played by actor Dmitry Khoronko. Many also know him as a composer.
The homeopath Arseniy, played by Sergei Chirkov, reverently awes all visitors to the clinic with his impeccable manners and ability to convince. But at the same time, he is annoying his colleagues with obvious fraud, which manifests itself in the inaction of his treatment methods.
As a result, in the series “Pets” on “Friday”, the actors and roles are correctly distributed, everything seems to be in its place, which gives the sitcom naturalness and charm.
Celebrities visiting the "Favorites"
Among the celebrities who starred in the series were noticed - Anfisa Chekhov and Vlad Lisovets. They appeared in one of the series with their pets, whom they wanted to marry.
Although the "cat wedding" did not work out, due to unforeseen circumstances, the culprit of which was an ordinary street cat, which attracted the bride cat. It is worth noting that the series turned out to be very funny and non-trivial.
Cases on the set
Of course, on the set of the series "Pets" on "Friday", the actors on the set had a hard time, because many funny situations arose. For example, actress Valery Kulikova was bitten by a poisonous snake, actor Dmitry Khoronko was bitten by a wild squirrel, and the saliva of the lemur Lori turned out to be poisonous. But the whole cast of heroes endures all the difficulties of working with animals, so the series turned out to be bright, funny, interesting and won a large audience.